35th Annual East Aurora Carriage Drive & Competition

Chur Equestrian Center, Knox Farm State Park
East Aurora, New York
www.EastAuroraDrivingSociety.org

July 30-31, 2011
Rating: ADS
Request Prize List – Entry Form will be included

Entries Open: May 15; Entries Closed: July 1
Method of Accepting Entries: First come, first serve
Special Qualifications: none.
Levels/Divisions: Open Single Horse, Open Single Pony (>10.2 <14.2H), Open Multiple Horse/Pony, Very Small Horse/Pony (10.2 & <), Junior Whip, Novice Whip.
Prize List? Yes, contact Show Secretary.
Organizer(s): Liz O’Donnell 892 Jewett Holmwood Rd. East Aurora, NY 14052; C: 716-380-5724; e-mail: lizodonnellEADS@aol.com
Secretary: Berit Taggart 12412 Centerline Rd. South Wales, NY 14139; H: 716-652-6443; e-mail: Beritmt@msn.com
Mail Entries to: Show Secretary

Officials

Judge: Marsha Himler; Technical Delegate: Gerald McCallum; Veterinarian: Jean Feldman, DVM; Phone: 716-649-5333; EMT Service: Rural Metro Emergency Services, Barry Darin, EMT on-site.

Fees

Entry/Class Fees: $15, (Juniors $10); Post Entry Fees: $20; Entry Fee Refund Policy: Refund with written veterinary or physician’s letter received before July 23, 2011. Stall Fee: $125; Stall Deposit: $25; Separate Check? Yes; Stall Refund Policy: No refunds; Other Fees: Grounds Fee/$12 per entry; ADS Non-Member Fee: $30; Overnight Camping: $25; Buffet Dinner Sat. Night: $20; Make Checks Payable to: East Aurora Driving Society

Tentative Schedule

Stable Opens: Friday, 12 noon; Secretary’s Office Opens: Friday, 3-5pm; Vet Check: Only horses deemed stressed will be checked following Marathon; Course Walk and Briefings: TBA; Cones: Posted two hours prior to class; Social Events: Sat. Buffet Dinner in Hospitality Tent 6:30 pm (make reservations & payment with your entry); Sun. Hospitality Party after last class of the day.

Classes

Total # of Classes Offered: 42
Summary of Classes Offered: Pleasure: Turnout, Reinsmanship, Working; Obstacle: Timed, Scurry, & (In-House), Main Street Course, Blind Pace Marathon; Concours d’Elegance.
Dressage Test(s): N/A
Ring/Warm-up area Footing: Grass/Grass
Marathon Notes: Blind Pace Marathon of less than five miles over the roads and lanes of Knox Farm State Park, some macadam, farm roads through woods;
Type of Terrain: Mostly flat, gradual slopes, with clover–leaf, serpentine, covered bridge, and water splash obstacles.
Obstacle Class Notes: Courses posted in hospitality tent two hours prior to course walk.
Ring/Warm-up area Footing: Grass/Grass
Awards Offered: Trophy and six Ribbons; plus Division Championships, Grand Champion Trophies and Ribbons

Other Information

Veterinary/Health Requirements: Negative Coggins within 1 year of show date.
Stabling Information: Excellent portable stabling 300 ft. from performance rings.
Misc. Show info: All entries must include the license plate numbers of both their truck and trailer on the entry form. This is required by Knox Farm State Park officials.
Food Available on the Grounds: Yes, throughout the day.
Accommodations: RESERVE ROOMS EARLY! Local hotels fill up quickly due to the annual Reunion Weekend held on the same dates as the competition. Hotel Information: Hampton Inn, East Aurora, 716-652-5552; Holiday Inn Hamburg, 716-649-0500; West Seneca Hampton Inn, 716-649-8100; Days Inn, Hamburg 716-824-2030.
Camping On Grounds: Yes, no hook-ups.
Camping Off Grounds: No.
Directions to Show: From the NY Thruway take Thruway Exit 54 (Route 400), take Route 400 to the Main Street, East Aurora (20A) Exit, turn right onto Main Street, East Aurora (20A), continue on Main Street to the Traffic Circle, go counterclockwise around Traffic Circle continue on Hamburg St. to 2nd light, turn right onto Douglas, go one block to light, and turn right onto Grey St., and within first block, left onto Knox Rd., continue 1 mile (past soccer and polo fields), to Chur Equestrian Center on the left. You will see large Hospitality Tent and Stable. Please follow attendant’s directions when parking horse trailer. Do not put horses in the stable until you have been assigned your stall(s). Thank you!